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Introduction to Quilting Science Stories
Leave a commentNovember 13, 2020 by Dr. G
I originally created this quilt to represent the overarching theme of all my quilts, but then I updated it to …
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Local Wisdom along the Louisiana Coast
Leave a commentJanuary 11, 2021 by Dr. G
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Fair Trade for the holidays and every day
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2020 by Dr. G
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Temperature blanket – the perfect baby gift
Leave a commentDecember 7, 2020 by Dr. G
In 2017, I started crocheting temperature data. It was inspired by a tweet I saw on Twitter at the very …
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Endangered Species Act and the Louisiana Coast
Leave a commentNovember 28, 2020 by Dr. G
During OCEANDOTCOMM 2018, I learned so much during my short time at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), but there …
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PA – Quilting during Science-a-Thon 2020
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2020 by Dr. G
Each year, I look forward to participating in the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN) Science-a-Thon, a social media effort during …
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Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast – Introductory Quilt
Leave a commentAugust 28, 2020 by Dr. G
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Temperature blanket – Tyler Arboretum at the beginning
1July 23, 2020 by Dr. G
2020 has been an unbelievable year – all things changed in March, including my education and outreach plans for the …
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SciQuilt – It Begins With The Biome
2June 7, 2020 by Dr. G
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CA – Ocean Sciences Meeting, fieldtrip and opening plenary
1February 17, 2020 by Dr. G
Today was the day before the official start of technical sessions for the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020 in San Diego, …
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PA – Hawken and Enos, How To Change The World
Leave a commentDecember 6, 2019 by Dr. G
A colleague on campus forwarded me an announcement that the founder of Project Drawdown, Paul Hawken, was going to be …
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Community College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit 2019
Leave a commentNovember 23, 2019 by Dr. G
I was honored to be invited to attend and present at an event co-organized by the National Science Foundation and …
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Sound Education 2019 – Reflection
Leave a commentOctober 14, 2019 by Dr. G
At the end of every conference I attend, I pull together a reflection of my thoughts on what I learned, …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 3
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Today was the final day of Sound Education 2019, with more keynotes and sessions. It was an interesting day, filled …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 2
Leave a commentOctober 12, 2019 by Dr. G
Friday, October 11, was the first full day of sessions for the Sound Education conference, with today’s talks taking place …
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Sound Education 2019 – Post 1
Leave a commentOctober 10, 2019 by Dr. G
As I continue my journey into learning about the world of podcasting (after attending Podcast Movement in Orlando), I’m now …
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SciQuilt – Episode Zero
1September 8, 2019 by Dr. G
It seems as if my latest quilt should have been the very first one I created for my collection of …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 3
Leave a commentAugust 17, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 2
Leave a commentAugust 15, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Day 1
Leave a commentAugust 14, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Pre-Conference Sessions
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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Podcast Movement 2019 – Travel Day
Leave a commentAugust 12, 2019 by Dr. G
For this conference, I decided to do an audioblog to document my journey at the Podcast Movement 2019 conference in …
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SciQuilt – Project Drawdown
Leave a commentJuly 27, 2019 by Dr. G
Drawdown is the point in the future when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and then start …
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Voices For Science – Twitter campaign for Earth Week 2019
Leave a commentMay 18, 2019 by Dr. G
I’ve recently started my year-long journey as a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Voices for Science program in …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Sci-Mic Stage
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Checking out the #AAASmtg Sci-Mic Stage with @StrongReporter and @leHotz who are sharing @WSJ The Future of Everything podcast/The Price …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution
Leave a commentApril 7, 2019 by Dr. G
Another panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Environmental and Textile Scientists Combating Microplastic Pollution. This was …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions
Leave a commentApril 2, 2019 by Dr. G
One panel I attended at the 2019 AAAS Meeting was titled Plastics in the Oceans: Sources, Sinks and Solutions. This …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Climate Change 2019: Finding the Accelerator Pedal
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
At the 2019 AAAS Meeting, I attended a full hour-long session by Dr. Chris Field, the Perry L. McCarty Director …
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DC – 2019 AAAS Meeting, Communicating Science Seminar
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2019 by Dr. G
In February, I attended my first-ever AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Meeting. The meeting was being held …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Marsh Restoration
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2018 by Dr. G
On the afternoon of the second day of OCEANDOTCOMM, I joined a tour of the salt marshes to explore restoration efforts, led …
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DC – James Balog, The Human Element, and Third Pod From the Sun
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
Back during Earth Science Week in October, I was thrilled that our campus was able to receive a free copy …
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DC – Communicating Climate Change: Informing Politicians and Policy Makers
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2018 by Dr. G
At the 2018 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in Washington DC, I attended a two-hour sessions of talks by six …
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DC – Sketch Your Science
Leave a commentDecember 10, 2018 by Dr. G
Planning your week at #AGU18? Don’t forget to come to our “Sketch your Science” workshop on Monday! @JoAnnaScience and I …
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PA – Scott Kelly, Franklin Institute Speaker Series
Leave a commentNovember 18, 2018 by Dr. G
On the evening of November 7, 2018, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to attend The Franklin Institute Speaker …
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PA – 2018 AASHE Conference
Leave a commentOctober 5, 2018 by Dr. G
I’m co-chair of the Sustainovation Team on campus, a group of faculty and staff that work towards campus/community collaborations that …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Invasion of the Apple Snail
Leave a commentSeptember 29, 2018 by Dr. G
On the first full day of OCEANDOTCOMM, our final speaker of the morning was Delaina LeBlanc from BTNEP, the Barataria-Terrebonne …
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PA – Sustainability tour of Lincoln Financial Field
Leave a commentSeptember 17, 2018 by Dr. G
On Saturday, September 15, I had the amazing opportunity to journey with a group from Penn State Brandywine and Amy …
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PA – 2nd Annual Energy Harvesting Society Meeting
Leave a commentSeptember 8, 2018 by Dr. G
I had the great opportunity to attend the annual meeting of the Energy Harvesting Society, hosted by Penn State at …
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AZ – The Fred Harvey Company’s geology girls
Leave a commentSeptember 7, 2018 by Dr. G
Each summer, my husband and I try to get to a national park we’ve never been to before (our goal …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Pointe-au-Chien garden
Leave a commentJuly 22, 2018 by Dr. G
On the third day of our time at OCEANDOTCOMM, we loaded on to a bus and headed over to meet …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – TABASCO® has no plans to leave home
1July 11, 2018 by Dr. G
Before the OCEANDOTCOMM group came together in March 2018, we each received a box in the mail with meeting swag …
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Adventures of the (original) CUR frisbee
Leave a commentJuly 6, 2018 by Dr. G
At the recent 2018 CUR Biennial Conference (see my blog post summarizing my conference experience), the Council on Undergraduate Research …
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DC – 2018 Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference
1July 6, 2018 by Dr. G
From July 1-3, 2018, I was a presenter and attendee at the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Biennial Conference in …
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DC – CUR Business Meeting
Leave a commentJuly 1, 2018 by Dr. G
Each year, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) holds a business meeting, where the elected councilors from all of the …
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Stitching Hope for the Coast – Christmas trees provide coastal optimism
Leave a commentJune 28, 2018 by Dr. G
I was a participant in the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) OCEANDOTCOM program in 2018. At that event, the gathering …
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PA – PECO Green Roof Tour
Leave a commentJune 23, 2018 by Dr. G
On June 20, I had the opportunity to go on a tour of the PECO Energy Company‘s green roof on …
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PA – 2018 Philadelphia Rally For Science
Leave a commentApril 15, 2018 by Dr. G
I was honored to be asked to serve as one of the speakers for the Philadelphia Science Action (PSA)’s Rally …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Reflection
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. The …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Stitching Hope for the Coast project
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. I …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 5
Leave a commentMarch 20, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, PM
1March 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. After …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 4, AM
Leave a commentMarch 18, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, PM
1March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 3, AM
Leave a commentMarch 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. Today …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 2, PM
1March 17, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. This …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 2, AM
Leave a commentMarch 16, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. Breakfast …
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LA – OCEANDOTCOMM, Day 1
1March 16, 2018 by Dr. G
I wrote ten blog posts documenting my journey at OCEANDOTCOMM. You can find those posts through the tag #odotcomm18. On …
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AZ & DC – Grant review and Meeting with NOAA
Leave a commentMarch 15, 2018 by Dr. G
There have been a few activities for me in these early months of 2018. After the ePortfolio forum at AAC&U …
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DC – AAC&U ePortfolio Forum
1February 2, 2018 by Dr. G
I’ve been exploring the idea of having students generate ePortfolios in my courses – specifically, the courses that count towards …
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OR, DC, LA – Crater Lake National Park and AGU
Leave a commentDecember 24, 2017 by Dr. G
As 2017 is wrapping up, I looked back at this blog and realize that I missed a half-year of posts! …
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ME – Science-a-thon for ESWN
1June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
I’m participating in the Science-a-thon (https://www.scienceathon.org/), a global effort by scientists to document their lives for 12 hours on one …
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CO – NASA/NOAA JPSS-1 social
3June 25, 2017 by Dr. G
It’s my second social media social in a month! Last month, I attended the R/V Neil Armstrong social during Fleet …
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NY – R/V Neil Armstrong social
1May 30, 2017 by Dr. G
I need to start this story with a little of my own history… when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree …
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PA, DC – NEGSA and AGU Meetings
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
Overall, 2017 is going to be a slow year for conference travel. With administrative responsibilities increasing for me on campus, …
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CO, CA – GSA, AGU and surgery for 2016
Leave a commentMay 29, 2017 by Dr. G
I realize the last blog post I completed on Journeys of Dr. G was from my summer trip to Alaska …
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AK – College Fjord
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, with my final exploration of the waterways of southeast Alaska (at least, …
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AK – Glacier Bay National Park
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
View this post on Instagram AGU Penguin here, spending some time in the spectacular Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. …
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AK – Mendenhall Glacier
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
The next stop on my Alaskan journey was Juneau, Alaska – the capital of the state with a population of …
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AK – Ketchikan and the Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2016 by Dr. G
I recently took an amazing trip to southeast Alaska and explored sites in the region known as the “inner passage.” …
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NY, DC – NEGSA, NAS, AGU
Leave a commentJune 28, 2016 by Dr. G
Since I started my GeoEd Trek blog over at the AGU Blogosphere, it has been tricky finding a balance between …
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PA – 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show
Leave a commentMarch 8, 2016 by Dr. G
This is a very important week for those with a passion for horticulture. The city of Philadelphia becomes the “city …
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TX – 2nd Summit on the Future, Wrap-up
Leave a commentJanuary 10, 2016 by Dr. G
I’ve just completed attending the 2nd Summit of the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education at the University of Texas at …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Friday
Leave a commentDecember 23, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Thursday
6December 18, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Wednesday
6December 17, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Tuesday
6December 16, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Monday
6December 15, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, Sunday
5December 14, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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CA – 2015 AGU Fall Meeting, pre-meeting
6December 12, 2015 by Dr. G
This is one of a series of blog posts on the Journeys of Dr. G blog for the 2015 AGU …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Tuesday
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2015 by Dr. G
Although this was my last day attending the 2015 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, it certainly was just as …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Monday PM
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2015 by Dr. G
I wish I had some more time to explore Baltimore – although I’ve visited here several times, being so close …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Monday AM
Leave a commentNovember 2, 2015 by Dr. G
I spent this morning in the Exhibit Hall, an enormous room with 189 booth containing products and information that any …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Sunday PM
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
It turns out that the GSA Annual Meeting wasn’t the only event taking place in Baltimore this afternoon… Either there's …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, Sunday AM
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
#GSA2015 Day 1: William Smith, Tyrannosaurs, the Chesapeake, Digital Tech in the #Geoscience Classroom, Mass Extinctions… and more. — EARTH …
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MD – 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, pre-conference
Leave a commentNovember 1, 2015 by Dr. G
I have arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, for the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America! This four-day conference is …
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PA – Pennsylvania Communication Association 76th Annual Convention
Leave a commentOctober 23, 2015 by Dr. G
I haven’t been able to get some of my short trips up on this blog – since I’ve started blogging …
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DC & OK – AGU Meetings & CUR Business
Leave a commentJune 28, 2015 by Dr. G
My past post detailed my journeys to Oklahoma and Washington DC. This time, I was back in Washington DC, and …
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OK & DC – OK-INBRE and NAS-NRC
Leave a commentMay 22, 2015 by Dr. G
I have fallen a little behind in posting my travels recently – but that doesn’t mean that these professional trips …
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PA – 2015 TLT Symposium
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2015 by Dr. G
I haven’t been traveling for a few months – which has been fine with me, especially in this miserable winter …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Friday
Leave a commentDecember 20, 2014 by Dr. G
The final day of the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting has arrived! Yes, I am thoroughly exhausted, but no, it is …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Thursday
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2014 by Dr. G
Overwhelmed yet? Yeah, me too. #SOMUCHSCIENCE #AGU14 — Chad Trexler (@c_trex) December 16, 2014 Note that the tweet above was …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Wednesday
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2014 by Dr. G
We’ve officially reached record attendance with over 25,000 attendees at #AGU14! pic.twitter.com/kCvCwFWqMN — Am Geophysical Union (@theAGU) December 16, 2014 …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Tuesday
Leave a commentDecember 17, 2014 by Dr. G
Follow the poster tubes! #AGU14 http://t.co/L512cQbLFL pic.twitter.com/H4kYoIHVM0 — Am Geophysical Union (@theAGU) December 16, 2014 Tuesday at the AGU Fall …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, Monday
Leave a commentDecember 16, 2014 by Dr. G
Today was the first official day of the 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, and it was quite a full day! My …
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CA – 2014 AGU Fall Meeting, pre-meeting
Leave a commentDecember 14, 2014 by Dr. G
Another December, another fall meeting for the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, California. My students were notified right at …
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BC – GSA 2014, Tuesday PM
Leave a commentOctober 22, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Tuesday AM
1October 22, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Monday PM
2October 21, 2014 by Dr. G
(*NOTE – this is part of a series of blog posts from the 2014 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting …
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BC – GSA 2014, Monday AM
3October 20, 2014 by Dr. G
My talk was this morning, so I decided to camp out in my session room to hear the other fascinating …
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BC – GSA workshop and first day
3October 20, 2014 by Dr. G
It’s that time of year again – time for the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. This national …
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